Medicines by ATC code R06AA Aminoalkyl ethers, systemic antihistamines

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: antihistamines, medicines for allergies

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 11 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

6 without a prescription (P or GSL)
1 prescription only (POM)
1 no longer supplied or not available

Place in the ATC classification

R Respiratory system drugs 803 medicines
1. R06 Antihistamines for systemic use 170 medicines
  1. R06A Antihistamines for systemic use 170 medicines
    1. R06AA Aminoalkyl ethers, systemic antihistamines 11 medicines
      1. R06AA02 diphenhydramine 6 medicines
      2. R06AA52 diphenhydramine, combinations 3 medicines
      3. R06AA59 doxylamine, combinations 2 medicines

10 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Ammonium chloride 1 medicine
Diphenhydramine 8 medicines
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride 1 medicine
Doxylamine 1 medicine
Levomenthol 3 medicines
Pyridoxine 1 medicine
Pyridoxine hydrochloride 1 medicine

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

Medicine	Legal category
Benylin Chesty Coughs (Original) SPC (R06AA52 diphenhydramine, combinations)	–
Benylin Childrens Night Coughs SPC (R06AA52 diphenhydramine, combinations)	–
Diphenhydramine 50 mg tablets SPC (R06AA02 diphenhydramine)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 25 mg tablets SPC (R06AA02 diphenhydramine)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
EM Pharma Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Numark Night Time Sleep Aid tablets, Paxidorm tablets 25 mg, Oberon Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Aspar Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Histergan tablets, Tor Generics Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Nightaid SPC (R06AA02 diphenhydramine)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Numark Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Superdrug Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Nytol Original 25 mg tablets, Asda Night Time Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Morrisons Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Sleepeaze 25 mg tablets, Tesco Health Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Nytol SPC (R06AA02 diphenhydramine)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Nytol liquid Caramel Flavour 10 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (R06AA02 diphenhydramine)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Tesco Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Careway Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride tablets 25 mg, Lunox Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets, Lloyds Pharmacy Sleep Aid 25 mg tablets SPC (R06AA02 diphenhydramine)	Pharmacy medicine (P)
Unicough 14 mg / 135 mg / 1.1 mg in 5 ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied (R06AA52 diphenhydramine, combinations)	–
Xonvea 10 mg / 10 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (R06AA59 doxylamine, combinations)	Prescription only (POM)
Xonvea PR 20 mg/20 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (R06AA59 doxylamine, combinations)	–

Other groups of the same level

R06AB Substituted alkylamines, systemic antihistamines 11 medicines
R06AD Phenothiazine derivatives, systemic antihistamines 30 medicines
R06AE Piperazine derivatives, systemic antihistamines 55 medicines
R06AX Other antihistamines for systemic use 63 medicines

Other names of the ATC group

Czech: R06AA Aminoalkylétery
French: R06AA éthers aminoalkyles
German: R06AA Aminoalkylether
Spanish: R06AA AMINOALQUIL-ETERES (ANTIHISTAMINICOS)
German: R06AA Aminoalkylether
Polish: R06AA Etery aminoalkilowe
Turkish: R06AA Aminoalkil eterler, sistemik antihistaminikler
Portuguese (Brazil): R06AA Ésteres amino-alquílicos

Sources

Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group R06AA

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